The present disclosure provides an animal enclosure including a plurality of members defining an interior of the enclosure. One of the plurality of members includes a first member having a frame structure and door assembly formed by a plurality of interconnected horizontal and vertical wires. At lea
The present disclosure provides an animal enclosure including a plurality of members defining an interior of the enclosure. One of the plurality of members includes a first member having a frame structure and door assembly formed by a plurality of interconnected horizontal and vertical wires. At least two of the horizontal wires of the frame structure form a hook positioned inside the defined opening. The door assembly is coupled to the frame and moves between an open and closed positions. The door assembly includes a first door and a second door removably coupled to one another. The enclosure also includes a latch assembly for releasing the door assembly from the frame structure. In the closed position, at least one horizontal wire of the first door and at least one horizontal wire of the second door are coupled to the hooks formed by the at least two horizontal wires of the frame structure.
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1. An animal enclosure, comprising: a plurality of members defining an interior of the enclosure, where the plurality of members includes at least a first member;a frame structure of the first member having a plurality of interconnected horizontal and vertical wires that define an opening for an ani
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An animal enclosure, comprising: a plurality of members defining an interior of the enclosure, where the plurality of members includes at least a first member;a frame structure of the first member having a plurality of interconnected horizontal and vertical wires that define an opening for an animal to pass therethrough and enter or exit the interior of the enclosure, where two of the plurality of horizontal wires of the frame structure are configured to each respectively form a first hook and a second hook each positioned inside the defined opening;a door assembly of the first member having a plurality of interconnected horizontal and vertical wires and being coupled to the frame structure, the door assembly being pivotable about and vertically slidable along a vertical pivot wire of the frame structure to move between an open position and a closed position, where the door assembly includes a first door configured to move between the open and closed position and a second door configured to move between the open and closed position, wherein the first door and the second door are removably coupled to one another; anda latch assembly having a first end, a second end, and a substantially U-shaped structure therebetween, where the first end and second end are pivotably coupled to a horizontal wire of the door assembly;wherein, in the closed position, at least one of the plurality of horizontal wires of the first door is disposed within the first hook and at least one of the plurality of horizontal wires of the second door is disposed within the second hook to restrict the door from pivoting to the open position and further wherein upon vertical slidable movement of the door assembly along the vertical pivot wire, the at least one horizontal wire of the first door is no longer disposed within the first hook and the at least one horizontal wire of the second door is no longer disposed within the second hook to enable pivotable movement of the door assembly about the vertical pivot wire; andwherein the at least one horizontal wire of the first door and the at least one horizontal wire of the second door each have a proximal end that partially overlaps a vertical wire of the frame structure and a distal end that includes a hooked portion that at least partially wraps around the vertical pivot wire, wherein the proximal end of the at least one horizontal wire of the first door is substantially adjacent to the first hook and the proximal end of the at least one horizontal wire of the second door is substantially adjacent to the second hook. 2. The animal enclosure of claim 1, wherein the latch assembly is formed by a single wire. 3. The animal enclosure of claim 1, wherein the first end and second end of the latch assembly are bent to define an opening for receiving one of the plurality of the horizontal wires of the door assembly. 4. The animal enclosure of claim 3, wherein in the closed position, one of the plurality of horizontal wires of the frame structure is disposed in another opening defined in the second end of the latch assembly. 5. The animal enclosure of claim 3, wherein the second end of the latch assembly defines a second opening for receiving one of the plurality of horizontal wires of the frame structure, wherein in the closed position, the one of the plurality of horizontal wires of the frame structure is disposed in the second opening defined in the second end of the latch assembly. 6. The animal enclosure of claim 1, further comprising a first mechanism integrally coupled to the first door and a second mechanism integrally coupled to the second door, wherein when the first door and second door are coupled to one another, the first mechanism is disposed in contact with the second door and the second mechanism is disposed in contact with the first door. 7. The animal enclosure of claim 1, further comprising a vertical wire of the first door having a hook end that overlaps and contacts a portion of the second door when the first door and the second door are in the closed position. 8. The animal enclosure of claim 1, further comprising a clip coupled to the second door, the clip integrally formed by a vertical wire of the second door. 9. The animal enclosure of claim 8, wherein a horizontal wire of the first door is removably coupled to the clip when the first door and second door are coupled to one another. 10. The animal enclosure of claim 1, wherein the door assembly is locatable at a first position and a second position along the vertical pivot wire, wherein one of the first position and second position provides a coupled state of one of the plurality of horizontal wires of the first door with the first hook and the other of the first position and second position provides an uncoupled state of one of the plurality of horizontal wires of the first door with the first hook. 11. The animal enclosure of claim 10, wherein the vertical pivot wire is interconnected with a first horizontal wire spaced from a second horizontal wire of the plurality of interconnected horizontal and vertical wires of the frame structure such that the first position is located at the first horizontal wire and the second position is located at the second horizontal wire. 12. An animal enclosure, comprising: a plurality of members defining an interior of the enclosure, where the plurality of members includes at least a first member;a frame structure of the first member having a plurality of interconnected horizontal and vertical wires that define an opening for an animal to pass therethrough and enter or exit the interior of the enclosure, where two of the plurality of horizontal wires of the frame structure are configured to each respectively form a first hook and a second hook each positioned inside the defined opening;a door assembly of the first member having a plurality of interconnected horizontal and vertical wires and being coupled to the frame structure, the door assembly being pivotable about and vertically slidable along a vertical pivot wire of the frame structure to move between an open position and a closed position, where the door assembly includes a first door configured to move between the open and closed position and a second door configured to move between the open and closed position, wherein the second door includes a downturned clip extending upward from a horizontal wire of the second door such that a horizontal wire of the first door is removably coupled to the downturned clip for removably coupling the first and second doors to one another; anda latch assembly having a first end, a second end, and a substantially U-shaped structure therebetween, where the first end and second end are pivotably coupled to a horizontal wire of the door assembly;wherein, in the closed position, at least one of the plurality of horizontal wires of the first door is disposed within the first hook and at least one of the plurality of horizontal wires of the second door is disposed within the second hook to restrict the door from pivoting to the open position and further wherein upon slidable movement of the door assembly along the vertical pivot wire, the at least one horizontal wire of the first door is no longer disposed within the first hook and the at least one horizontal wire of the second door is no longer disposed within the second hook to enable pivotable movement of the door assembly about the vertical pivot wire; andwherein the at least one horizontal wire of the first door and the at least one horizontal wire of the second door each have a proximal end that partially overlaps a vertical wire of the frame structure and a distal end that includes a hooked portion that at least partially wraps around the vertical pivot wire, wherein the proximal end of the at least one horizontal wire of the first door is substantially adjacent to the first hook and the proximal end of the at least one horizontal wire of the second door is substantially adjacent to the second hook. 13. The animal enclosure of claim 12, wherein the latch assembly is formed by a single wire. 14. The animal enclosure of claim 12, wherein the first end and second end of the latch assembly are bent to define an opening for receiving one of the plurality of the horizontal wires of the door assembly. 15. The animal enclosure of claim 14, wherein in the closed position, one of the plurality of horizontal wires of the frame structure is disposed in another opening defined in the second end of the latch assembly. 16. The animal enclosure of claim 12, further comprising a first mechanism integrally coupled to the first door and a second mechanism integrally coupled to the second door, wherein when the first door and second door are coupled to one another, the first mechanism is disposed in contact with the second door and the second mechanism is disposed in contact with the first door. 17. The animal enclosure of claim 12, further comprising a vertical wire of the first door having a hook end that overlaps and contacts a portion of the second door when the first door and the second door are in the closed position. 18. The animal enclosure of claim 12, further comprising a clip coupled to the second door, the clip integrally formed by a vertical wire of the second door. 19. The animal enclosure of claim 18, wherein a horizontal wire of the first door is removably coupled to the clip when the first door and second door are coupled to one another.
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